50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- Shirlie's Pound Cake

50+ Friends Club Cookbook
Cakes and Frostings

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Shirlie's Pound Cake


From the Kitchen of:  Pepper
Source:   Barb at Possum Kingdom Lake, Tx - MC Recipe List

Notes from Barb: A family friend of many years. Very good cake. She would make this when I came home for a visit from overseas.

  • Mix sugar and butter until well blended.
  • Add eggs, one at a time.
  • Alternating, slowly blend in milk and flour (measure by using the confectioner's sugar box).
  • Add vanillia.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Pour ingredients in lightly greased tube pan, pound on counter top to settle batter 3 or 4 times.
  • Bake approximate 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not open oven door for 1 hour, at 1 hour check cake, if not done bake an additional 15 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean